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I was curious on how this can be done. Somehow you have to convert a 3d mesh object into a 2d vector object.

I don't have the dxf importer so could only see the results in the demo.

But here is the process I used. I am sure there are many other methods to get to the same end. The easiest is probably just to trace it out. It is not a complex picture.

But here is what I did:

Rendered a 2d image from stl
Changed exposure and gamma plus increased contrast
Changed to black and white
Converted to vector line drawing
Saved as vector line drawing
Converted to DXF
Resulting dxf file needs a bunch of work to clean up. A lot of extra artifacts.

The dxf file is too large to share on the forum. I am including the b/w line drawing. If anyone wants the dxf file PM your email address. It is NOT carve ready. It will take a bit of work to clean it up.